New-York tribune., 1887-11-23
PARK THEAIRE-PErF IL.

Much attention centred la.t night TIarric,n's
Park Theatre. when new play written by Nr id all
IIarrgan under the ile of Pete had 10. frf frp.
resentaiion The author describe n a, domestic
drama of Tho >outh7 u is comprised in for a'.s.
IL requires Tor each act. and ~ introduces
forty persons IN the cast Elaborate ard cfc.iige
scenery ha, been painted for II hy Mr. g. vs. William.
and numerous melodies. composed ior n by SIR lave
Brahan. are inierSp parsed through - scenes. The
music {, Of pleasing and winning character aai
often touched with the pathetic cadeucc peculiar 70
negro songs Tho principal of these arr " Tho lflda
March Ma.sa's wedding Night IIeI-i TIot Lnss
sally "1lr old Barn Flporr The ~iurea s Jark
SON. >laNciy's Passed Away Ham de Noeiris
Down "Thc old Black Cr"u.- "Wherc Oh" sweet
Magnolia Grows aud Lri 1, WAudcl iu iae Orange
Grove 10 night"
The action passes wholly I'm tho south y I. snp
posed to begin just hrfpfe me eva Wlf ani lar-s
Of taevr Scar- assumed l-iwecu DO" n>i aai ..'o
acts. III" sccncs the pafl'r 81 rc DoDil;'
Homestead. Elu>,om Landing IN The - Johns
River, Florida The oil MIA 1t Bash creek tl rHHr
Hight aul the c,terior of ne Cooidg, Ilome.te'h
Tho story concerns if.'f vifh the forHnr ot
twelve aid girl neaiiy PLAYED bS hao raicrsHr-
who. beng Tho rlghif heir ~ an estate in IlprfL
becomes the object 81 murdcrou> consp,rac5 ths
pau ~ Two swninng alventurcrs Who are Ia pos
sion 81 10 ihrse PERSONS. Victor Leusln~T aDi
Mary Coolidge trS =" klll the child hut fai in ihof
attempt. Aud last di>comGtc ant a., po>-~,s'
Tho piece i defective n several essential psriiculas
Is foundation Is nmsy IT. movement il stDg- ,h
II Is dririrut of incidents that lea directly ur"u 30
ac, elopurnt of th- plot. ard n Is over ,tooici vth
collateral nccurr-ucr> mover elaborated thai assume
uuue importa aucc such. f.r example. fh" hu-
Of Wood.ug up" the ,ieamhost. ia at second 80
ducl about valisc. aui The pfuccc'ln-' Al nfgo
camp meeting Tho emlell>hmen' rNc"',l, ihe sub
stance 1hcn too. The pic'ure of southern Irollo
AID southern manncr,. ln Tar any ricture r ai'
a. DO. fHfH.a
persons a. rolorel Coolidge aud Dr Randolph 80
type, of soclcy that - noWh except iu .toJ
papers ~ the most common order The neg.nr, %
more faihmnS .ni naiurall, drawn. and TO- ifsh
couple. Alderman Hranugan aud hs wife. ar faliY
truthful copies. liite iarccal ot disagccails
though ludcrous order OF lri,h people The papcaa
A. o. dian aud fhr Vui sai blatant liddy.
M uartsan has provided iur himself an ~
ucsiu, ot the l n'c Tom orcct, Who mahc, inir d
81 >iou-. uitci> many llaiit1H A. II lhrf Nrt "a
aud luI, Ihir truths, aul dAutc> AID >iNE- Del ru4 30
fashion hcing called oat At III cnd q az t.-f Nr
IRISH a.. aud therefore ttai hr nusl' NOT p',e 70
lc p.on, ieul "a the darkrs dialect 90, u'' IIf.0n
of tie la tie and the death ~ tries mas ci, lh ~t
>ocuud, had. however. touch = rcal lsth. in at
cvtuccd hi, accustomed stil ami nn',h An lniefes.
ing ciiormance of half Nittrt uHero gu az ems
ctoAurc. a>sosia"i with the nieht oi hc might ava,
the moan of ihc Wind in iie mu-, dialrd nf'~' aad
the lealons Vcinag' ~ thc ,iiny allgatol~ 81 ne
suuihcrn waicr> was giNnn bN Amy Ire 1hr l"
ccedugs 81 fo,ourl tonul.e. Who has misifd ,hi
ru.mrl I. uoMan b., What hc doomed ianck manage
|wLlrh proves to h. a fluc one and " be- then vris
with al, ~nfnr~ss who T. ~" mistress of If"n's
~ s!ler in> plte no real interest. Tho first 49, y
>ctrcN unrdlsl to IN Pc'" ini' "hn" 'n' ia." p.
~ rh'ld r. ,n.s ma g,'.fi'n. there = girfH u
tran,.t.r teai.tv tni = spur - dramatic action ~
Together pctc" was chiefly conmccdet to ii'1i ~
th. SONG. ard dance, aud negro antics AMI r,if'lNh
b, th, camp mrcllns S'e'e, thai w"rc ioN'en h'' "
often without IreeN Oi Wa'"h ~" ~" ~"
uhrrc rise, abnvc the level Of photography ana '1.,
fines docs not roach that. II was icce',d Nia
abun,l1nf applause. specially al momenlN Nitn ~,
John Wld Mr. iIarrican and Ms, Anm' "n,'s
were upon the scene \ vigorous lrIt"iu"N ~.
viliauous daIkcy, gwen ~ Miiiam Nes. say 80 80
color fu III, IlctuTc of plantation ir. Nj h"llrsa
succeeds hetfcr with his Irish than VIM AZ 49,
drama. but ihc indications were proPh'o"s i" ~"
pros lcIity of Pete 80, ~
An afternoon Icrfoi nance viii ~ gwen ~ ,ho
Theatre eNeN Wrdnr,dly and saturday, ana W., Ss 49,
an extra maincc IS announced fnr lhanhsgNlh lhg h"'